Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Ciate Mini Mani Manor Advent Calendar Review, Swatches & Photo's 2014

Ciate Mini Mani Manor Advent Calendar 2014

If you followed my Ciate Mini Mani Month from last year then you'll be familiar with this extra ordinary Advent Calendar full of Nail Polish! This is the perfect Christmas Countdown for any Nail Polish lover, but if your like me and £49 seems like a daunting amount of money to part with, which is what this retails for, then I found this at an amazing super bargain price if your prepared to wait seven days.
Being a total nail addict, I really enjoyed opening up this calendar each day last year, but unfortunately the affordability factor was not in my favour this year, until I found this for half the price while browsing around TK Maxx on Sunday, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this £49 Advent Calendar for £24.99 and I wanted to share this amazing price with you as there's still time to pick it up! I also discovered last years #minimanimonth and the year before that for half the price too, so there is plenty to choose from and they had a fair few in stock!

If this all still seems too expensive you can always check out my DIY Advent Calendar on my channel below.

I will be posting every day on my Instagram and Twitter when each window is opened and swatches will follow, then I will review this years #minimanimanor at the end of the month, so keep up to date by following me on my Instagram and Twitter.

This retails for £49 for 22 5ml mini Nail Polishes and Nail Art plus one full size 13.5ml polish and a set of nail decals, for me this is a fairly expensive Advent Calendar compared to your average chocolate one! But if your a girl on a budget and a nail polish junkie then there is a few ways to get this at a more savvy price tag.

- QVCUK is where I got last years calendar and this does work out a little cheaper and is released in November so keep a look out for this.

- If your wanting a super bargain then you can pick this up in January and then save it for December as Ciate heavily discount their advent calendars in January.

- Or you could do what I did and wait a little after the 1st December and be lucky enough to find this in TK Maxx for £25!

Packaging

Every year this is packaged beautifully and this year the theme was Mini Mani Manor so the advent box was beautifully painted like a mini manor house, but I have to admit the colours on the box didn't make it feel as festive as the 2013 edition.

Application

Most of the colours applied with ease, the brush was a nice size for application, the only colour which wasn't so impressive was Mineral Positivity this was a beautiful colour but had an odd grainy consistency which made the finish look lumpy and uneven.

The glitter, pearls and transfers came with straightforward instructions on how to apply which made these fairly easy to use, but they are a more temporary 1-2 days wear period.

Overall Thoughts

Overall for me this was a really impressive, beautifully packaged Advent Calendar with an amazing variety of colours and finishes to satisfy any Nail Hoarders obsession! I actually preferred the Nail Polishes included this year, there was a lot more selection for everyone, the colours where more lively and made each day exciting to open. Members Only and Amazing Gracie where the only two colours which where featured in the 2013 edition.

The only thing for me was the price, but this doesn't have to be an issue if you choose one of the options and I mentioned. And the packaging was a little less festive for the time of year but I think that's just personal preference.